60NYT > Saud al-Faisaltopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/f/saud_alfaisal/index.html?inline=nyt-perNews about Saud al-Faisal, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usSun 02 Aug 2015 17:36:19 -0400http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comSaud al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Quiet Force in Middle East, Dies at 75http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/world/middleeast/prince-saud-al-faisal-longtime-saudi-foreign-minister-dies-at-75.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/world/middleeast/prince-saud-al-faisal-longtime-saudi-foreign-minister-dies-at-75.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/07/10/world/10FAISAL/10FAISAL-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Prince Saud, who served for four decades as Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, was known for his behind-the-scenes, conservative diplomacy in a time of major changes.By BEN HUBBARDFri, 10 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/world/middleeast/prince-saud-al-faisal-longtime-saudi-foreign-minister-dies-at-75.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA Saudi Royal Shake-Up With a Goal of Stabilityhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/world/middleeast/king-salman-saudi-arabia-succession-changes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/world/middleeast/king-salman-saudi-arabia-succession-changes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/04/30/world/30SAUDI/30SAUDI-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>With Saudi Arabia locked in proxy wars with Iran, King Salman put the two princes most responsible for the kingdom&#8217;s security into the line of succession.By BEN HUBBARD and NEIL MacFARQUHARThu, 30 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/world/middleeast/king-salman-saudi-arabia-succession-changes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSaudi Spurns Call by Iran to Draw Back From Yemenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/13/world/middleeast/saudi-spurns-call-by-iran-to-draw-back-from-yemen.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, accused Tehran of meddling, as a feud between two regional powers intensified.By KAREEM FAHIMMon, 13 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/13/world/middleeast/saudi-spurns-call-by-iran-to-draw-back-from-yemen.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssKerry Seeks Arab Consensus in Campaign Against ISIShttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/world/middleeast/john-kerry-saudi-arabia-isis-strategy.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/world/middleeast/john-kerry-saudi-arabia-isis-strategy.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/09/12/world/12diplo/12diplo-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A joint communiqué issued by the United States and 10 Arab states endorsed a broad strategy to fight ISIS, but none of the Arab participants said precisely how they would help.By MICHAEL R. GORDONFri, 12 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/world/middleeast/john-kerry-saudi-arabia-isis-strategy.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSaudi Arabia and Iran Reach Out Tentatively http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/07/world/middleeast/as-iran-gains-influence-saudi-arabia-revisits-ties-built-on-distrust.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/07/world/middleeast/as-iran-gains-influence-saudi-arabia-revisits-ties-built-on-distrust.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/06/07/world/07GULF/07GULF-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>With the Persian Gulf region still in tumult, there have been surprising signs that Tehran and Riyadh are looking to temper their destructive rivalry.By BEN HUBBARDSat, 07 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/07/world/middleeast/as-iran-gains-influence-saudi-arabia-revisits-ties-built-on-distrust.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSaudi Arabia: Iranian Defense Minister Is Invitedhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-iranian-defense-minister-is-invited.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSaudi Arabia has invited Iran’s foreign minister to visit, Saudi officials said Tuesday, a move that would hint at the possibility of a thaw between two bitter rivals.By REUTERSWed, 14 May 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-iranian-defense-minister-is-invited.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssKerry Reassures Saudis U.S. Shares Their Goalshttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/world/middleeast/kerry-meets-saudi-king-to-smooth-relations.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/world/middleeast/kerry-meets-saudi-king-to-smooth-relations.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2013/11/05/world/DIPLO/DIPLO-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Both sides took pains to publicly dispel the notion that the relationship was in danger of collapsing.By MICHAEL R. GORDONTue, 05 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/world/middleeast/kerry-meets-saudi-king-to-smooth-relations.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssIn a First, Saudis Cancel a Speech at the U.N.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/04/world/middleeast/in-a-first-saudis-cancel-a-speech-at-the-un.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSaudi Arabia, a strong ally of the United States, was said to be frustrated by policy setbacks over Syria, Iran and Palestinian statehood and did not submit a written statement in lieu of a speech.By RICK GLADSTONEFri, 04 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/04/world/middleeast/in-a-first-saudis-cancel-a-speech-at-the-un.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssIran Scoffs at U.S. Account of Alleged Assassination Plothttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/world/middleeast/iran-broadens-counter-rhetoric-on-alleged-plot-calling-it-a-joke.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/world/middleeast/iran-broadens-counter-rhetoric-on-alleged-plot-calling-it-a-joke.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2011/10/14/world/middleeast/14iran/14iran-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Iran’s government called American allegations that it had tried to assassinate the Saudi ambassador so ludicrous that even U.S. politicians were expressing skepticism about such a scheme.By RICK GLADSTONEFri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/world/middleeast/iran-broadens-counter-rhetoric-on-alleged-plot-calling-it-a-joke.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWomen’s Rights in Mideasthttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/opinion/l14dowd.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/opinion/l14dowd.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss